Is there really such a thing as a low-maintenance perennial garden? The answer is "Yes." All plants require at least a little care, but if you plant plants with the following characteristics, you'll have minimal care:
- Division needed no more frequently than every 4 years
- Hardy to -20 degrees without winter protection
- High degree of tolerance for pests (no spraying necessary)
- Stakes not necessary
- Tolerates a wide range of soils
- Leaves are attractive through the season, or leaves hidden by surrounding plants
- Doesn't spread by runners, or self sows (not invasive)
These are some of the perennials I have that I know are low maintenance:
Baby's Breath- Balloon flower
- Bleeding Heart
- Candytuft
- Lupine
- Coneflower
- Coralbells
- Daylily
- Goatsbeard
- Helebore
- Hibiscus
- Hosta
- Jacob's Ladder
- Lady's Mantle
- Lily of the Valley
- Lungwort
- Meadow Rue
- Oriental Poppy
- Peony
- Pincushion flower
- Phlox
- Siberian Iris
- Speedwell
- Solomon's Seal
- Virginia Bluebells
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